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36 hours in...Belgrade
Square Nine ***** is one of 36 hours in...Belgrade.

1. Square Nine *****

9.2
Studentski trg 9 (Uzun Mirkova), Београд, Central Serbia
Hotel · Stari Grad · 72 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: Special treat: Square Nine is one of Belgrade’s newest hotels, barely two years old. Spacious rooms look out onto the lively Studentski Trg while guests can enjoy the indulgent spa. Doubles from £220.

Metropol Palace is one of 36 hours in...Belgrade.

2. Metropol Palace

8.8
Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 69 (Karnegijeva), Belgrade, RS-00
Hotel · Vukov Spomenik · 70 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: Mid-range: The five-star Metropol Palace (00381 1133 33100; metropolpalace.com) is very good value, with beautiful, light interiors overlooking Tasmajdan park. There is also a spa. Doubles from £127.

Park is one of 36 hours in...Belgrade.

3. Park

5.0
Njegoševa 4 (Svetozara Markovića), Београд, Central Serbia
Hotel · Vračar · 16 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: Budget: Hotel Park (000381 1136 40385; hotelparkbeograd.rs) is clean, comfortable, and a short walk from the centre. Doubles from £59.

Trg republike is one of 36 hours in...Belgrade.

4. Trg republike

8.9
Trg republike (Francuska), Београд, Central Serbia
Plaza · Trg Republike · 100 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: 7pm: Head to Trg Republike, the main square, and watch young Belgraders waiting to meet their dates by the statue of Prince Michael.

Museum of Yugoslav History | Kuća cveća is one of 36 hours in...Belgrade.

5. Museum of Yugoslav History | Kuća cveća

8.1
(Музеј историје Југославије)
Botićeva 6 (Bul. kneza Aleksandra Karađorđevića), Београд, Central Serbia
History Museum · Savski Venac · 62 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: Day one @10am: Take a trolleybus to the Museum of Yugoslav History (00381 1136 71485; mij.rs) in south Belgrade. Tour the House of Flowers, Tito’s marble mausoleum amid a winter garden.

Belgrade Fortress Kalemegdan is one of 36 hours in...Belgrade.

6. Belgrade Fortress Kalemegdan

9.4
(Калемегдан)
Kalemegdan bb, Београд, Central Serbia
Castle · Kalemegdan · 170 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: 3pm: Wander Kalemegdan, the ruins of a fortress built to keep out the Ottomans, who invaded and adapted it as their own defensive outpost on the hill overlooking the confluence of the Sava and Danube.

7. Iguana

Karađorđeva 2-4, Београд, Central Serbia
Restaurant · Kalemegdan · 125 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: 8pm: Take an inexpensive taxi to the ferry terminal. Its Twenties warehouse now houses Iguana (00381 1132 83749; iguana.rs), a buzzing restaurant with great views over the Sava.

Cantina de Frida is one of 36 hours in...Belgrade.

8. Cantina de Frida

8.0
Karađorđeva 2-4 (Obala majora Dragutina Gavrilovića), Београд, Central Serbia
Mexican Restaurant · Kalemegdan · 220 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: 10pm: Next door, Cantina de Frida (cantinadefrida.com) attracts a younger crowd for Cuban-themed live music and occasional Serbian takes on Queen classics. It has an exhaustive cocktail list.

9. Restoran Destilerija

Nebojšina 41 (Hadži-Melentijeva), Београд, Central Serbia
Restaurant · Neimar · 12 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: 12pm: Catch the tram to Destilerija (destilerija.rs), a bar entirely dedicated to rakia (Serbian brandy). Order their plate of five canapés, which each come with a shot glass of matching rakia.